May 8, 2024
With strong storms in the forecast this afternoon, MICDS is canceling all after-school activities today, May 8. This includes all extracurricular activities and athletic practices and games, both at home and away. The Middle School ASAP program and Lower School Extended Day program are also canceled. Please make arrangements to pick up your children at our usual dismissal time today (3 p.m. for Lower School, 3:15 p.m. for Middle and Upper School). Campus will be closed at 4:00 p.m. Please note: the Band Concert scheduled for this evening will be rescheduled for tomorrow night, Thursday, May 9, with the 6th/7th Grade Band Concert beginning at 6 p.m. and the 8th Grade/Upper School Bands performing at 7:30 p.m. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Bernard Berry.
A Day as a Ram
MICDS in 24 Hours
What goes on in a day at MICDS? Scroll through this page to visually walk the halls, fields, and inspiring learning spaces on campus to catch a glimpse of what happens at our School in 24 hours!
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The fog rolls across the tennis courts early in the morning.
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A campus security guard finishes up a round of patrolling campus in the wee hours of the morning.
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Our Food Service employees from FLIK are some of the first to arrive bright and early to prepare meals for all students, faculty, and staff to enjoy. Here, Kenyatta puts a dash of powdered sugar onto some delicious donuts.
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The calm of our 100-acre campus before the school day begins...
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Lower Schoolers play on the Beasley Playground after getting dropped off for a fun school day.
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Middle Schoolers arrive for the day eager to connect with friends and learn in Danforth Hall.
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Upper Schoolers arrive on campus, chatting with friends before heading to class.
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Sun shines through the trees by the Lower School Office as classes begin promptly at 8:00 a.m.
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Third graders splash in the Steward Family Aquatic Center's William R. Orthwein Pool for their Swim Week unit in P.E.
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Upper School mentors discuss the topics of self-esteem and self-confidence with seventh graders as part of the Peer-to-Peer program.
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Assembly in Beasley! Fourth graders gather for an assembly where they meet a visiting author of a children's book they've recently read.
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Spirited band students practice for an upcoming performance in the McDonnell Athletic Center.
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An Upper School physics student experiments with magnet technology while building a magnetic levitation train with the help of JK-12 Science Department Chair Paul Zahller.
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Sixth graders put the finishing touches on their scaled-down replicas of sculptures they're studying from the Laumeier Sculpture Park.
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Second graders watch as Lower School Science Teacher Laura Pupillo releases a monarch by their Monarch Waystation.
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Fifth graders design their own lofts in the Middle School Makerspace as part of their math class.
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An Upper Schooler passes through the STEM building on his way to his next class.
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Beasley students roll around the Lower & Middle School Gymnasium as part of the annual Lower School Skate Week.
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Sixth graders search for macroinvertebrates in the campus creek by the Head of School's home.
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Middle Schoolers work out a math problem on the white board together.
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Look at these future authors! First graders practice their writing skills in their homeroom class.
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Head of School Jay Rainey has lunch with students in the dining hall.
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Middle Schoolers play a friendly game of football at recess after lunch.
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The Beasley playground is full of laughter and activity as two students dig in the sand.
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Third graders teach Junior Kindergarteners how to make friendship chains as part of passing on the Kindness Wave.
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A sophomore puts his fire extinguisher to the test after fabricating it in the Upper School Makerspace.
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Beasley students admire their colorful fingers during a finger painting session in art class.
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The Problem Solving in Chemistry class makes homemade meringue cookies while studying the chemical structures and reactions of certain ingredients with Upper School Science Teacher Dr. Meg Yoshioka-Tarver.
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A first grader blows her class away with her bubbly Me, I Am presentation.
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The Lower School sundial displays the time as 2:00 p.m. during a moment of stillness before another Ram walks by.
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Middle Schoolers program and test their TI-Innovator rovers.
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In third-grade science, students examine 3D-printed dragonflies they created as they learn about Missouri ecosystems.
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As part of their History of St. Louis course, the entire junior class listens to a panel on politics moderated by JK-12 History & Social Sciences Department Chair Carla Federman.
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Let's give a "hand" to the Middle Schoolers creating hydraulic arms in science class with Middle School Science Teacher Nolan Clarke.
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A Beasley artist peers through a piece of her own sculpture inspired by the glass-blowing artist Dale Chihuly.
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Eighth graders take a break to burn off some energy at the surprise Bounce House on the front campus lawn!
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Seventh graders work on their English essays with Middle School English Teacher Andy Kay.
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An Upper School student celebrates a victory during an Advisory game just as the school day comes to a close.
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Students warm up and practice a routine in the Middle School Dance Club.
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Head Field Hockey Coach Lynn Mittler calls out feedback to her Upper School Varsity Field Hockey players.
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The community comes together for the MICDS Girls on the Run 5k practice run around Olson Hall.
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Nelson, the Head of School's dog, pauses during an afternoon walk on campus, catching all of the action before the teachers, staff, and students head home.
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Soccer practice is going strong on O'Hara Field.
Scroll4:30 p.m.
Upper School swimmers compete in the 100-yard butterfly heat during a Boys Swimming & Diving meet.
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Lower Schoolers learn to perform a nose to tail exam as part of the after-school enrichment class Little Veterinarian School.
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Seventh and eighth grade cross country runners cool down after running several miles at practice.
Scroll5:30 p.m.
A member of the grounds crew cuts the grass on Taylor Field in preparation for practices and games later in the week.
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Charger the Ram cheers on students before a game.
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Director of Campus Safety & Security Tim White removes cones from the parking lot after an event.
Scroll6:05 p.m.
The clouds are full of color as the sun dips below the horizon.
Scroll6:45 p.m.
Dusk settles in to the courtyard by the STEM building.
Scroll7:15 p.m.
Members of Seldom Scene build part of the set for "Eurydice" in the backstage theater shop.
Scroll8:00 p.m.
In Orthwein Theatre, Upper School thespians finish a dress rehearsal of "Eurydice," a play by Sarah Ruhl.
Scroll8:30 p.m.
Members from one of the Upper School Robotics Teams perfects their robot for an upcoming competition.
Scroll10:00 p.m.
Housekeeping staff members start the second half of their shift, making classroom spaces clean and beautiful from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Scroll11:59 p.m.
All is calm at the end of the day as a quiet campus looks forward to the next busy day ahead!
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